Textile skin cleaning device

Abstract

The invention relates to a skin cleaning device that consists of textile structure and that is at least partially provided with lipophilic fibers. Due to the provision of lipophilic fibers the inventive skin cleaning device is especially useful for cleaning oily and mixed skin since the fibers impart to the device a higher fat absorption capacity as compared to conventional skin cleaning textiles. The inventive skin cleaning device is further very environmentally friendly as it allows to widely or completely avoid the use of fat-dissolving cleaning agents.

1 . Skin cleansing device made of textile structure, characterized in that it has at least in part a facing of lipophilic fibers.  
     
     
         2 . Skin cleansing device per  claim 1 , characterized in that the lipophilic fibers are at least partly configured as microfibers.  
     
     
         3 . Skin cleansing device according to one of claims  1  or  2 , characterized in that it is outfitted at least in part with a fiber density of 30,000 per cm 2  or more.  
     
     
         4 . Skin cleansing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the textile structure is configured at least partly as a pile fabric.  
     
     
         5 . Skin cleansing device per  claim 4 , characterized in that the pile threads of the pile fabric project from the support material on only one side.  
     
     
         6 . Skin cleansing device per  claim 4  or  5 , characterized in that the pile fabric is at least partly outfitted with a facing of lipophilic microfibers in a density of 30,000 per cm 2  or more.  
     
     
         7 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 1  to  6 , characterized in that it contains lipophilic fibers with filaments of a titer of 0.02 to 7 dtex, preferably between 0.05 and 5 dtex and especially preferably from 0.05 to under 1 dtex.  
     
     
         8 . Skin cleansing device made from a textile structure according to one of  claims 2  to  7 , characterized in that the microfibers are crinkled.  
     
     
         9 . Skin cleansing device made from a textile structure according to one of  claims 2  to  8 , characterized in that the microfibers have a twist count of 1360 or less, preferably between 330 and 960 dtex.  
     
     
         10 . Skin cleansing device made from a textile structure according to one of  claims 2  to  9 , characterized in that the microfibers are at least partially present in a density of between 30,000 and 300,000 per cm 2 , preferably between 50,000 and 150,000 per cm 2 .  
     
     
         11 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 2  to  10 , characterized in that the microfibers contain microfilaments made of one or more of the following materials: polypropylene (PP), rayon, polyacrylonitrile (PAN), polyvinyl alcohol +  (PVA + ), polyester (PES), polyamide (PA).  
     
     
         12 . Skin cleansing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it contains at least partially brush fibers of high rigidity.  
     
     
         13 . Skin cleansing device per  claim 12 , characterized in that the brush fibers have a twist count of 167 dtex or more, preferably between 220 and 1500 dtex.  
     
     
         14 . Skin cleansing device [according to] one of claims  12  or  13 , characterized in that the brush fibers contain polyester (PES) and/or polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and/or polycarbonate (PC) and/or polyamide and/or coarse natural fibers.  
     
     
         15 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 12  to  14 , characterized in that the brush fibers consist of multifilament yarn.  
     
     
         16 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 12  to  15 , characterized in that the brush fibers project from the plane of the support material as barbs or curve up from it and go back into it.  
     
     
         17 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 12  to  16 , characterized in that the brush fibers are crinkled.  
     
     
         18 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 12  to  17 , characterized in that it has a microfiber facing of between 80,000 and 120,000 per cm 2 , which is interspersed with brush fibers of a density from 50 to 1000 and preferably between 300 and 500 per cm 2 .  
     
     
         19 . Skin cleansing device according to one of  claims 12  to  18 , characterized in that the brush fibers project beyond the facing of microfibers.  
     
     
         20 . Skin cleansing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it is configured as a glove, pad, cloth or washcloth.  
     
     
         21 . Skin cleansing device per  claim 20 , characterized in that it is joined together by lap seams.  
     
     
         22 . Skin cleansing pad or glove leaving the thumb free per  claim 20  or  21 , characterized in that it consists of two plies of single-sided pile fabric, which is joined together with the pile threads facing outward.  
     
     
         23 . Skin cleansing pad or glove leaving the thumb free according to one of  claims 20  to  22 , characterized in that it has a microfiber facing with a density of at least 20,000 per cm 2 , preferably at least 100,000 per cm 2 .  
     
     
         24 . Skin cleansing glove or washcloth according to one of claims  20  or  21 , characterized in that it 
 a) consists of two plies of one-sided pile fabric, which are joined together with the pile threads facing outward, wherein  
 b) one of the plies contains lipophilic microfibers with a density of 20,000 to 300,000 per cm 2  and is outfitted with brush fibers in a density between 50 and 500 per cm 2  and  
 c) the other ply contains brush fibers in lesser density or no brush fibers.  
 
     
     
         25 . Skin cleansing device according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that it has at least one area for cleansing of dry or normal skin.  
     
     
         26 . Method for cleansing of skin, preferably oily skin and mixed-type skin, characterized in that a skin cleansing device according to one of the preceding claims is used.  
     
     
         27 . Method for cleansing of skin per  claim 26 , characterized in that in addition a skin cleansing device for cleansing of dry or normal skin is used.